Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs short-stem iris

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Iris
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.